The Explainer Series: Attention Span

This is an external event.
Professor Daniel Angus is Director of the QUT Digital Media Research Centre and is a leading authority on the role of algorithms in modern society. At the Explainer Series event, he's most excited to unpack how platforms and AI systems are quietly reshaping the way we experience the world, and what that means for culture, society, and public debate.
Tess Bennett is a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom.
In an age of endless notifications, short-form content, and algorithmically curated feeds, are we losing our ability to focus? Or are our brains simply adapting to a new kind of information landscape? This session will explore what social media is doing to our attention spans, how platforms shape the way we consume and process information, and what it all means for our mental health, civic engagement, and the next generation.